On Aviation and Photography:
"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." -- Amelia Earhart
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” - - Ansel Adams
UPDATED: September 19, 2010
Hi, My name is Bill and I am updating my homepage to reflect a wonderful event in my life...marriage, September 18, 2010, to my best friend Tara...known to many of you as auntietk here on Renderosity.
We "met" shortly after I joined Renderosity in August 2008. We share a love for photography and indeed all types of art.
We live north of Seattle and enjoy getting to share photographic excursions and information with other Renderositians ( is "Renderositians" even a word? ). LOL
As for me, it seems like I've been taking pictures all my life but I didn't get serious enough to purchase my first Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera until May 2008. In May 2009 I upgraded from an Olympus E-510 to an Olympus E-30 with a wide variety of lenses.
My subject areas of interest include absolutely everything but with a frequent return to airplanes, cars, tanks, etc., ...or as Tara says, machines that make lots of noise;-)
If you are curious, I am pictured above in a Grumman Corsair on a taxiway of the Kansas City Downtown Airport. I used to fly and train others to fly airplanes. That will explain my frequent forays into the world of aviation. Last but by no means least, thanks to Pannyhb for introducing me to Renderosity. The moment I saw it I was hooked.
Fine print: Yes, the photo above is a photo manipulation:-)
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Comments (28)
fallen21
Awesome capture.
jayfar
Beautiful result Bill. I can see that you are going to be very good at this!
kgb224
Outstanding work Bill. God Bless.
durleybeachbum
Lovely! Someone tried to explain RAW to me the other day and I felt my eyes glaze over like they used to in education lectures.
dakotabluemoon
Wonderful capture and would make for a nice Christmas pic.
Faemike55
If these are the raw I want to see the cooked Great capture
MrsRatbag
LOL @ Mike! Amazing clarity and brilliance, Bill; I think you're a convert too!
awjay
a thought they were holly berries...;)
Meisiekind
Glad you had clothes on while walking around the block! LOLOL... The berries are gorgeous and red is so difficult to capture perfectly! You did it though! Well done Bill!
helanker
HA! I was going to say the same as Carin. :D Wonderful shot and darkroom work :)
jendellas
Beautiful, so sharp, love the light sparkling on the holly leaves.
ArtistKimberly
Gorgeous,
T.Rex
Well, after my previous rant, this looks much better! The image looks very rich in color here, almost more than the real thing. Is this a RAW file you've uploaded? Or...? I'm wondering, since I don't know if Internet Explorer 8 can show all these different file types. Keep experimenting and maybe I'll consider RAW files as something positive in addition to the usual "well done" files! (Uh, oh! I think T.Rex just read that and wants a well done dinner! So, off to the kitchen with me!). :-)
dixievb
Quite beautiful.
hipps13
my eyes lit up so many colors can smile warm hugs, Linda
flavia49
lovely shot
npauling
A brilliant capture of these berries they look so pretty. I can't say I am very happy with holly at the moment as we are trying to lower our holly hedge and it is so...... prickly.
watapki66
Wonderful shot!
goodoleboy
Absolutely stunning in all things sharp, colorful, contrasting and textured in this RAW pic, Bill. What a fabulous foto, taken with the aid of a flash, I suspect. I guess I'm going to have to take the big leap and start getting serious about RAW. I hope I have the equipment and software to carry off the task. If not, it's back to .jpeg.
beachzz
love the colors!!
kansas
Lovely holly.
kbrog
Berry nice! ;) Beautifully done capture! :)
pat40
Lovely Holly.
RodS Online Now!
Gorgeous holly berries (hey, isn't she a movie star or something?? ;-D)! Those colors are just so pure and the photo is tack sharp - and the DOF really makes the main group of berries and leaves just pop! Wow! Super work with this! And now I have this image of you sitting at the computer, processing RAW images with no clothes on.... Have you been hanging around with renecyberdoc by any chance?? LOL!
Blush
Beautiful berries Hugs Susan
bazza
Awesome capture Bill lovely and bright.. Lovely work on this!!
qrud
A sensational perfect picture.
danapommet
Outstanding color, contrast and clarity.